Railroad chair and tie



(No Model.)

L. HAAS.

RAILROAD CHAIR AND TIE. No. 247,248. 7 Patented Sept. 20,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

LEVI HAAS, OF CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD CHAIR AND TIE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 247,248, dated September 20, 1881.

Application filed May 25, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI HAAs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chester, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Chairs and Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures or reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figurel is an end elevation, the rails being taken in section, of my improvement in railways. Fig. 2 is a cross-section, and Fig. 3 a plan view, of the same. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are detail views thereof.

This invention appertains to improvements in railways, referring more particularly to the ties and chairs, having for its object, among other things, to utilize waste or defective rails, to provide a yielding or flexible bed for the rails themselves, and to provide for the ready securing, removal, and replacing of the rails; and it consists in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A indicates the tie which supports the rails BB, and which is supported itself upon the end blocks, a at. These blocks are recessed, as at a, upon their under sides, to better establish theirhold upon the ground, and thus anchor them in place.

The tie A is constructed of worn-out T-rail iron, thus enabling me to utilize old and re- .moved rails when in the condition of scrapiron.

To provide ayieldiug or flexible bearing for the rails B, they are seated upon strips or pieces of wood 0, let into grooves I), made in the ties.

The opinion obtains that where the rails or ties are placed directly upon an unyielding solid stone or iron bed the traction is not so great as where greater elasticity of the bed exists, because the reaction of the impinging wheels isin proportion to the solidity of the resistance offered; hence I employ the wooden strips in connection with the ties as a means of obtaining greater elasticity.

The tieA is provided with enlarged grooves or recesses around the rail seats or cushions 0, into which the. feet of the rails are placed,

each rail at its point of crossing upon the tie, and arranged diagonally opposite to each other, as clearly seen in Fig. 3. The platesD are made each at one end with a leg, 01, resting upon the bottom of the recess 0, and a shoulder, d, resting upon the tie, while its remaining portion is inclined upwardly upon its under side, as at (1 to cause it to fitiiush upon the upper inclined surface of the foot of the rail, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2.- This plate is fastened down against the foot of the rail by the bolt 0, with a head or shoulder, 0, upon its lower end, and adapted to bear against the side of the tie, so as to prevent the turning of the bolt as the nut is screwed upon it in fastening the plate and securing the bolt.

A washer,f, Fig. 4, may be used to tighten up the bolt and nut. This fastening admits the ready and facile fastening of the rail and its expeditious removal and replacement. This method of fastening is peculiarly desirable, in view of the expedition with which the operation may be performed, and the rail may be' removed, when desirable, with equal expedition and dispatch.

Having thus fully describediny invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the tie A, having grooves b and recesses 0, strips 0, and blocks a a, substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

2. The eombinationof the tie A, having recesses 0, for reception of the feet of the rails, chair-plates D D, having legs 01 d, and shoulders (1 d substantially as shown, for the purpose described.

3. The plates D D, bolt 0, with shoulder e, and tie A, combined substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI HAAS.

Witnesses I. S. SWQRMSTED, THOMAS BREEN. 

